Ambition is definately something we should be watchful for. I know I can sometimes become prideful in my desire to defend Christianity. And as JohnY knows, I often become quite arrogant.  

However, I think it is important never to throw out the baby with the bath water. Just because the devil  poisons  our good and natural desires, doesnt mean we deny them, call them outdated, or caution people about the dangers of  practicing  them. One of the things G.K. Chesterton pointed out was that the world was too humble to receive heaven. I think what he meant by that is that the world has taken a good virtue and freed it from it’s borders and so you have  arrogant  people trying to exercise false humility. But just because there is such a thing as false humility doesnt mean that humility is false. It is like sex. Our society perverts sex and many of us Christians turn the other way and become puritans!

One of the big things I take away from this article is that the devil tries to scaffold what is already there. My biggest concern is when you combine the virtues with this american “I did it my way kind of attitude.” I feel like you end up getting 1. liberal catholics (what we like to call cafeteria catholics)  2. liberal protestants   3. An increase denominational branches and independent churches that while orthodox, will slowly spin things in a particular angle.

I think this “I did it my way” kind of attitude is one of the most pervasive problems in all of Christiandome.